Question

The hexagon below has been reduced by a scale factor of One-third.

A hexagon with an area of 72 inches squared.

What is the area of the reduced hexagon?
8 inches squared
12 inches squared
24 inches squared
36 inches squared

Answer 1

a

Explanation:

Answer 2

8

Explanation:

Rewrite

72

as

6

2

⋅

2

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√

6

2

⋅

2

Pull terms out from under the radical.

6

√

2

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

6

√

2

Decimal Form:

8.48528137

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